What Does Black and Brew Do?
We are a charitable organization serving under-represented demographics through community outreach, education and employment opportunities.
Our mission is to advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion in the food and craft beer industries. We do this by collaborating with community organizations and craft breweries to host educational events that introduces new demographics, highlight cultural awareness, increase knowledge of food and craft beer culture and sophisticate palates.
Our goal is to visually change the cultural and social landscapes of consumers and workforce in the food and craft beer industries.
To further support educational efforts of under-represented demographics within the craft beer industry, Black and Brew Chicago offers Black Pride Beer scholarships honoring the first Black owned beer distribution company Black Pride, Inc. founded by Edward J. McClellan in Chicago, IL (1969).
Your support and contributions enable us to continue promoting diversity in the craft beer culture. Proceeds are applied to assisting (POC) people of color, women and people in the LGBTQI community with educational and employment opportunities.
About Us
Black and Brew Chicago is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization founded by Mickey Bryant in 2019. Our vision is to diversify the cultural and social landscape in the craft beer culture. We will do this by building bridges to education and opportunities for under-represented demographics within craft beer industry.
Black and Brew Cleveland Chapter
Black and Brew Cleveland Chapter launched December 1,2019
Chapter Diversity Ambassadors:
Darryl Woods and Kimberly Bryant-Woods
Black and Brew Youngstown Chapter
Black and Brew Youngstown Chapter launched November 30, 2019
Chapter Diversity Ambassadors:
Hannah Ferguson and Lynn Hart- Bilal